Sushma Swaraj meets Bahrain Prime Minister

Manama, July 15 External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met Prime Minister of Bahrain Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa in Manama here.

She also held a meeting with Foreign Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

Yesterday the Minister addressed the Indian diaspora in Bahrain, and discussed the connection between the two nations and stated, it has landed at another stage.

"Both India and Bahrain share a glorious past and a dynamic present. The journey that started hundreds of years prior, has touched base at another stage in its course," she said.

Service of External Affairs (MEA) representative Raveesh Kumar stated, "This visit will give a chance to not just concrete a solid association with Bahrain to recognize new territories of collaboration between the two sides. There are 3,50,000 Indians living in Bahrain and 3,000 Indian-owned joint ventures."

A month ago, Swaraj undertook a week-long four-country visit to Italy, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.